Committees
As we grow, CGSC will introduce committees to tackle the projects we take on. Here are the committees that have already been formed, with representatives for '23-'24 listed. Let us know if you have any suggestions for new committees, or come and share at our monthly council meetings!
Chair
Javier O Sanlley-Hernandez
Vice-Chair
Hilliary Frank
Communications Director
Darius Yohannan
The primary responsibility of this committee is to maintain the internal CGSC calendar and remind the responsible parties of mandatory events as outlined in the yearly minimum plan below. The Calendar Committee is responsible for maintaining the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Grad Events Calendars. This includes ensuring all campus, department, graduate organization, academic, and other relevant events are promptly added to the calendar. The number of committee members can vary (~3) to accommodate the work as necessary.
Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) Representatives
Darius Yohannan and Georges Leconte
The student members (two seats) of GAC are responsible for attending all GAC meetings, reporting to the CGSC-at-large about meeting details, and bringing relevant agenda points to GAC.
Budget
Georges Leconte
One liason from GSA, the chair of the SLSS, the chair of the SRS, and one appointed member (referred to as the Treasurer or Budget chair) will make up the committee. They are responsible for ensuring submission of MOUs to the Student Success Center to secure funding for each individual committee (CGSC, GSA, SLSS, SRS). Additionally, each committee member is responsible for maintaining their funds and their funding relationship with the Student Success Center and the Chemistry department.
Social Events
Hilliary Frank and Darius Yohannan
The primary responsibility of this committee is to plan social events for graduate students.
Student-Led Seminar Series
Alysia Kohlbrand and Javier O Sanlley-Hernandez
The SLSS committee members will be appointed in the Spring by the CGSC executives and co-chairs of the SLSS prior to the end of their term. The members will be selected from the Department Volunteer Survey responses. One co-chair of the SLSS must be a sitting CGSC member. The SLSS has its own structure and functions outside of the CGSC whose role is to ensure continuity of the Committee.
Student Research Seminar
Anupam Anand Ojha
The SRS is responsible for organizing a quarterly seminar, where graduate students present their own research to the department at-large. The SRS committee leadership (one from SWIGS and one from CGSC) will be selected at the end of the academic year by the previous leadership group. Leadership will then select other graduate students (from CGSC, SWIGS, etc.) to assist the speaker selection process.
Mental Health and Wellness
Emily Latif and Luke Miller
The committee will hold events connecting students with mental health resources as well as mindfulness and wellness events. Their primary responsibility will be holding regular (frequency TBD) Mental Health Support Group meetings for the graduate student body. Additionally, they should encourage and plan physical and mental wellness events based on their interests. The committee will take regular feedback from the graduate student body regarding their mental health needs/requests, and will adjust meeting times, frequency, and topics accordingly. The committee will be chaired by one sitting member of CGSC and will be comprised of other members (~4) of CGSC.
Survey and Feedback
Stanley Buczynski
The members of the Survey & Feedback committee are chiefly responsible for ensuring construction and solicitation of the the yearly Chemistry Graduate Satisfaction Survey (CGSS). This group can be of varying size (~4), with one member selected internally to lead the group.
Newsletter
The members of the Newsletter committee are responsible for preparing periodic newsletters for the department’s benefit. This group can be of varying size with two co-editors, selected by the communications director, who are responsible for the final manuscripts completion